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adjective
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of, relating to, or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgians
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of or relating to the Walloon French or the Flemish languages
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The arrest was part of an investigation into the possible transfer of intellectual property and trade secrets from a Belgian semiconductor company to a Chinese company, prosecutors said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
BelGaN bought the Belgian manufacturing site from ON Semiconductor, a U.S.-based multinational.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Belgian officials said the arrested man was working at BelGaN while simultaneously acting as a director at a Chinese company that was established soon after he took up his BelGaN position.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Usually Kane is marked by an opposition centre-back, but the Belgian club give that responsibility to their holding midfielder - something he recognises and exploits.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
I thought of the Belgian doctor who’d set Ruth May’s arm, and I decided to believe Ruth May herself was somehow involved in this gift.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Despite being rescued with a video review that dragged on for seven minutes, the Belgians weren’t particularly graceful in victory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
“Overturn this”: a victory barb from the Belgians.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
English, Japanese, Swiss, Iranians, Paraguayans, Bosnians, Belgians and others are flocking to the city of about 102,000, where eight matches are being played at SoFi Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
The four suspects – two Belgians, a Vietnamese and a Kenyan - had pleaded guilty to the charges after their arrest in what the KWS described as "a co-ordinated, intelligence-led operation".
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
“That there’s going to be no transition at all? No interim period for—I don’t know—a provisional government-in-training? Just wham, the Belgians are gone and the Congolese have to run everything on their own?”
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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